Maredsous 8

Brewed by Brouwerij Moortgat
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Breendonk-Puurs, Belgium

Poured an unfiltered copper with monstrous head. This brew is full flavored and rich, but it has a slight sourness and some carbination which separated it from the upper-echelon Belgian strongs. Still, it has that something that gives the taste of dates and raisins. Very good beer.

From 750 ml Bottle.Poured a dark red color with a large white head.Aroamas were of yeast,and plums.Taste was slightly sweet with hints of figs,caramel and as said before plums.Pretty good,not as good asSt.Bernardus,though.

0.33 l bottle. Dark mahagony color with creamy head. Nice mix of coffee and spicy belgian yeast in the aroma. Dry roasty coffeish flavor with clove, pepper and woody spices. Very fizzy carbonation.

330ml bottle. Reddish-brown colour with a big off-white head. Aroma of yeast, plums, and demerara sugar. The flavour was sweet, with plenty of dried fruit and a hoppy finish. Very enjoyable.

bouteille brune de 750ml avec bouchon de liège. belle bière brune de belle couleur, collet très épais du à l’effervescence de la bière, trop peut-être ? nez marqué par les épices, très agréable. en bouche tout est en rondeur, par-contre si on brasse la bière dans la bouche l’effervescence marqué fait que la bière prend de l’expansion et sort par le nez (sic)

Bottiglia da 75cl smezzata con Antonio nei bicchieri TeKu (tm) che ho comprato al Baladin la settimana scorsa... finalmente li ’collaudo’. Aspetto affascinante, scurissima con schiuma candida in buona quantità anche se non duvelliana. Aroma invitante ma un po’ flebile con note di frutta (mela, uva scura) e un po’ di alcool; nel sapore l’alcool si sente molto ma è accompagnato da un piacevolissimo sentore di noce e caffè, che si complica nella bocca in una stranezza di pere e cioccolato calda e avvolgente. La frizzantezza, elevata, guasta un poco l’idillio; ma tutto sommato, un’ottimo assaggio.

Bottle (330ml). Pourd a pure black colour with a huge foamy light brown head which settled down quickly to an average size head with plenty of lace. Aroma was of sweet dates with slight alcohol and mild malt in the back. Taste was huge bursts of sweet prunes with some molasses followed by a unique alcoholic bitterness. Full bodied and smooth despite the 8% with a watery texture and a warming finish.

Good dark malty backbone, different than most belgians though. Not quite as yeasty maybe? Great looking rocky head. Not a huge fan of the sweet Belgian stuff - this isnt as sweet.